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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2000
Alan J. Schlenz, Snellville, GA (US);
David Wallis, Atlanta, GA (US);
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Abstract
A surge-gap device ( ) includes two electrodes ( ), having an inside portion and an outside portion, and an insulator material ( ), which secures the two electrodes ( ). The insulator material ( ) has an opening through the material to expose an open-air gap ( ) that is defined by the space between the two inside portions of the electrodes ( ). In cases of a voltage surge, the surge-gap device permits an arc to pass between the proximate inside portions of the electrodes ( ) across the open-air gap ( ), which gives a current surge a low impedance path to ground. Also included is a fastener ( ) for electrically coupling the surge-gap device ( ) to a ground plane ( ) of an external electrical device ( ) for suppressing the voltage and current surges.